South Vietnam, February 1968: A wounded Marine lies bleeding in a vacant villa as a fellow Marine, also wounded, tries to tend to his wounds. Several Marines from D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th ...

Somewhere near Dien Ban, South Vietnam ... 5th Marine Regiment, relieved of their wet and muddy boots, enjoy a post-lunch cigarette while on blocking position near Dien Ban. The Marines were ...

By July 1967, Cheatham was a lieutenant colonel and was on his way to Vietnam where he would be commander of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. His was one of three Marine battalions protecting Phu ...

came to symbolize the futility and brutality of the Vietnam War in the eyes of the American public. Leathernecks of H Company, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marines combed the streets and alleys of battle ...